The unilateral approach to lumbar spinal fixation yielded comparable strength and stiffness when tested for bending in flexion to that of reference standard dorsal approach.
To assess the influence of locking plate and screw implants on postoperative infection rate in dogs >50 kg undergoing tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO).
To investigate the use of K-wires as alignment aids for cranial closing wedgeostectomy (CCWO) and evaluate their effect on osteotomy accuracy and angular/rotational alignment.